India's intercity bus industry logged a 25 per cent growth year-on-year at 140 million passengers in the April-September period this year compared to 112 million passengers in the same period last year, driven by higher inventory and entry of new operators, according to an industry report.

The growth was accompanied by a ticketing value of Rs 13,200 crore across more than 6,000 active private bus operators, redBus' latest BusTrack Report said.

The report, which covers data from the entire Indian intercity bus industry, connected to redBus' platform, shows that sleeper and hybrid buses accounted for 85 per cent of all journeys, while AC services comprised 71 per cent of seats sold during the six-month period.

Also, over 670,000 unique routes connected more than 11,000 towns during the pe

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